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Menu Plan Monday: week of March 4th
Happy Monday! This week is going to be a whirlwind for my family. We will be involved with a big family wedding this weekend and the kids have next week off for spring break. That means I have to...
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Menu Plan Monday: week of March 18th
Happy Monday! I didn’t exactly plan on taking a week off from blogging over spring break, but it happened. You would think that with the kids away with grandparents I would get more done, but I...
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Eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables
At my house, we are always on a quest to live healthier. You probably are too. The problem is, the more I research what is good and bad for you, the more confused I get. There are a lot of experts out...
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Menu Plan Monday: week of April 1st
Happy Monday! We had a wonderful Easter weekend. If you’re just joining One Mama’s Daily Drama, we have been trying to eat healthier by eating a rainbow every week. The kids love listing off what...
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vegetarian wrap recipe
I love a recipe that I can make up as I go along and still have it turn out perfectly. That doesn’t happen too often. If it does, it’s really just luck. When making these vegetarian wraps last week, I...
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Menu Plan Monday: week of April 29th
Happy Monday! We stuck to our meal plan again. The only change was swapping Tuesday’s pasta salad with Thursday’s beans and sausage. The weather was cold and wet Tuesday (and the hot and sunny on...
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Menu Plan Monday: week of May 13th
Happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a nice Mother’s Day weekend. I took both Saturday and Sunday off from everything and enjoyed time with my family. It was wonderful and so relaxing. Of course now...
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Menu Plan Monday: week of Jun3 10th
Happy Monday! School is out for Sniffles(9) and Lil’ Wheezy(6) and I am going to be working to keep them busy. We always seem to run out of ideas by the middle of summer and it gets too hot here in...
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Whole-grain waffle recipe
Waffles are a breakfast staple at my house. We eat them just about every weekend, but they never get old. I try to mix it up and change the recipe often. Sometimes I add fruit or chocolate chips....
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Blake’s farmhouse mac and cheese review
Mac and cheese is a staple in my house. I know not all kids love the gooey cheesiness, but mine would probably eat it every day if I would let them. We have tried many different brands and a few...
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Tuna recipe alfredo
This tuna recipe is easy. Best of all, it can be done three different ways. No matter what ingredients you have on hand, this is the perfect meal for a busy day when you need to put something on the...
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Beans and rice recipe
Beans and rice kind of have a bad reputation. They are like the boring, old librarian of the culinary world. And it’s a shame, because they’re really great for a number of reasons. (Just like...
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Oat recipes for breakfast
Oats are a staple in my house. We eat them a lot. I use them in everything. Okay, not everything, but what other ingredient can you use so diversely? They’re also really good for you. I’m not talking...
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30 after school snacks for kids
With school starting up again later this month, I’m making a list of healthy after school snacks that I can serve my kids when they come home each day. When I searched the Internet – okay, Pinterest –...
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Goldilocks salsa recipe
I always judge a Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant by its salsa. I’ve had thick and thin, spicy and tomato soupy, even green salsa made with tomatillos. I can tell when the salsa has been made fresh...
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How to create a weekly meal plan
Some weeks, the only way I get dinner on the table every night is because I have a meal plan. Seriously, I do not know how we ate before. Now I have been doing it for so long that it has become an...
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New kids lunch cookbook review
Just in time for back to school, Catherine McCord has a new cookbook out and it’s all about lunches. Catherine is a mom, trained chef, and the brains behind the Weelicious blog. The idea for her first...
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My 5 favorite kitchen tools
If you walk into any of those “fancy cooking stores,” you will probably find more kitchen tools – in more variety – than you know what to do with. It’s become cliche to say “There’s an app for that,”...
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Pantry staples shopping list
Every Sunday, I make my weekly meal plan and grocery list. And every Monday, I share what I have planned for my family to eat the following week. I stick to that plan most of the time, but even when I...
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Lunchtime creativity with frozen meals #MakeItYourMichelinas
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Michelina’s for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m a menu planning pro. I’ve got suppertime down to an art. We eat a mostly healthy and...
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